Salvador Larroca is the perfect choice for the art in this issue. Not only does the main story look amazing, but the dark, detailed art perfectly matches the tone of this story. Read Full Review

Imperfect times call for imperfect heroes, and Rosenberg and Larroca deliver. Read Full Review

A well oiled machine that delivers hope despite the hopelessness, the peril of a species and the very real pathos and tragedy of one poor individual who has seen too much. All in the same journey. I trust the vehicle itself and believe in the journey we are on. Maybe with the return of the two stalwart and trustworthy torch bearers of the dream things can get back on track. With Logan at the wheel and Cyclops in charge of the map. Drive on guys, lets see where this takes us. Read Full Review

Finally, after multiple false starts, reboots, and pointless deaths, the proper X-Men flagship title finally looks, feels, and sounds like a comic upholding its legacy. Read Full Review

An excellent restart to the series, "Uncanny X-Men" wastes no time setting the new status quo and mission statement, treating their characters with care and respect. Read Full Review

Uncanny X-Men #11 takes the last story arc's ending and it uses it to set up a new status quo. It is a familiar one to long time X-Men fans, but Rosenberg has proven his writing chops elsewhere and this issue is no exception. The Blindfold story feels superfluous, but other than that, this issue is a great reintroduction to the X-Men. The art is top notch and Rosenberg paints a bleak picture without giving away too much. It will be very interesting to see where everything goes from here. Read Full Review

This is a huge issue with a higher price tag, but Rosenberg's narrative weaves through all the stories really well, allowing each story to stand on its own but also illuminate the events of the others. That's no small task. Read Full Review

No matter what the fans say, Marvel will continue to run their event books along side on-goings in an effort to nab more of your hard-earned disposable. This is exacerbated by the fact that this book is going to cost you $7.99. Still, there is a bit of a good feeling to the idea that, after all this time, Cyclops is back! Read Full Review

As a long time X-Men reader, this is a hell of a start which feels both familiar and new. The “X-Men are dead” story has been done before but the way this is presented brings a real feel of desperation and loss we haven't seen for quite some time. This is a group getting ready to fight. You can feel the tension building waiting for a spark to set it off and luckily it's Cyclops and Wolverine that look like they'll be doing exactly that. Read Full Review

Mutants being on the verge of extinction for different reasons has been Marvel's status quo for the X-Men for years. Uncanny X-Men #11 sells that idea better than any attempt before. Read Full Review

What's happening to the "leftover" X-Men while the others galavant around the Age of X-Man reality is an important story that needs to be told. The problem is, Matthew Rosenberg attacks this story in a way that makes it seem redundant and unnecessary. While many parts of the jumbo-sized UNCANNY X-MEN #11 were entertaining and action-packed, none of it invested me as much as the concurrent Age of X-Man storyline. Confusing dialogue, little action, and a jumpy, fragmented structure yield poor results. UNCANNY X-MEN #12 really needs to show readers why the story it's telling is necessary. Read Full Review

Uncanny X-Men #11 is the first big chapter in another big X-Men saga. While its storytelling is respectably above average and it delivers a fair share of dark surprises, its great length compromises the effectiveness of its "keep reading" hook. That hook is buried in the middle, and the risk of it losing its hold on you by the end is all too great. Read Full Review

Uncanny X-Men #11 is not a perfect issue. There are problems with the story as the direction Matthew Rosenberg's has chosen is more of the same for the X-Men franchise. What saves this issue is how Cyclops arc concludes and the quality back-up stories for Wolverine and Blindfold. Having strong artwork from Salvador Larroca, John McCrea and Juanan Ramirez helps further lift Uncanny X-Men #11 quality level. Read Full Review

It's a pretty bleak future which Cyclopes has returned to. Most mutants are in hiding, the X-Men are gone, and humanity has found a “cure” for the mutation they fear. As for Scott and Logan, the wait for the reunion feels a bit too strung out (although that's nothing new in comics). And, other than seeing Cable put Logan in Scott's path, I'm not sure you get much from either back-up story to justify the extra pages here (or the the absurd cover price). For fans. Read Full Review

The new X-Men direction is a little hard to swallow, and the art is low tier, but at least the characters are pretty strong going forward. Read Full Review

Overall, Uncanny X-Men #11 is a bit of a hit and miss affair, Rosenberg does well making the main story stand out above the others, and had this book just been that one individual story I wouldn't have had many issues with it as it stands. However Marvel continues to ask a lot of X-Men fans wallets, while not always providing the most compelling storytelling at the moment, and this title continues to be guilty of a bit of that. I can't blame people if they wait for the dust to settle with all this tie-in nonsense going on alongside Uncanny, picking and choosing what's for them when it all finally does, but this is passable if you feel like spending $8.00 on a single issue of a comic book. Read Full Review

Uncanny X-Men #11 is a down for Scott Summers. Seeing the ambition and hyper-focused nature of Uncanny X-Men Annual #1 give way to this rushed script is disheartening. Read Full Review

Finally Cyclops is back in action and I must say that this issue really feels like and actual X-Men story. Art is great and the colors are magnificent. For me the best is how well Cyclops and Wolverine are still portrayed. This is the Cyclops we wanted back. This is the real start of this series.

CYCLOPS BOY IS BACK! AND HOW HE SHOULD BE!

Cyclops story is incredible

IT'S THE RETURN OF SPOILERS! DEATH IS MEANINGLESS IN THE SPOILER WORLD, MUCH LIKE THE COMIC WORLD!

THE GOOD:

-Wow. This was the best X-book in ages.

-The intro to this issue was just so cool.

-I really love Larroca's art. Even though there are weird panels and his depiction of Cap is bad, it's just overall really strong art.

-I didn't like seeing all the X-Men disappear last issue, but seeing the repercussions this issue was awesome.

-Matthew Rosenberg is a very talented writer. I don't know how someone can read this issue and tell me otherwise.

-I thought the character work for Cyclops this issue was just super strong.

-I thought this issue just nailed things tonally. Gone are the overplayed huge battles and newly arriving are the more street-level emotionally grounded stories of this issue.

-Ruth was just a great character. Like phenomenal. Her story was one of the most compelling stories I've read in a long time. Who knew a comic could hit me in the feels so much? Who knew I could be so invested in one character?

-I also really love Jamie. I never much cared for him before. Rosenberg must just be a master of making you invested in characters. I really should read more of his stuff.

-I thought the Prestel campaign scene started off familiar, but ended really tragically.

-I loved Wolverine's appearance. It was cinematic and that splash page was use eye candy.

-The action scenes we get are perfect. Not overdone, and really neat looking and reread-able.

-The end of the main story was executed perfect. Not overplayed, natural. I dig it!

-I also just really loved Wolverine's character and story in ways I haven't for a long time.

-The backup stories were actually great. They kinda reminded me of Rashomon in a way. And they were just super addictive. Just as good if not better than the main story.

THE BAD:

-My only complaint was that I wish we could've gotten better art for the backups. The writing for those was fantastic, I wish the art could've matched it. more

I really loved this. All three stories weave into each other really well. Seeing Cyclops and Wolverine back together was great.

Scott Summers makes his edgy return to Marvel Comics having been recently resurrected in last week’s Uncanny X-Men Annual #1. The story is told in 3 perspectives, Cyclops, Wolverine and Blindfold and lays the foundations of the upcoming run. It was fun to see Scott and Logan reunite being the two resident dead X-Men and are now all that’s left of the team with the conclusion of Disassembles. It was beautifully drawn and I enjoyed the banter between the two frenemies. I look forward to what comes next.

This was really good! I don’t usually care about Cyclops, but this made me invested!

Finally! A good Uncanny read! The story, the way it's written, is interesting. Different point of views from different characters. And FINALLY art that doesn't suck!

If it were one story, with one artist, and the scene order was switched up to make Cyclops and Wolverine's team-up the finale, I'd consider this all-time great.

Let's Fridge a disabled chick, and gratuitously kill off a WoC who DOESN'T EVEN GET TO DIE ON-PANEL, and you wouldn't know the corpse was hers if someone didn't explicitly identify her.

It's bad enough Editorial won't let the NXM grow up because it ages the "classic" cast too much, but to then turn around and kill them off in such a tonedeaf manner for shock value is frankly insulting.

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MKW69 - Feb 15, 2019

Everybody know that was Blindfold. And her story well documented why she did it. Man up.

CrazyforRAMU - Aug 19, 2019

Ambaryerno's talking about two deaths - not just Blindfold, but Loa, whose death is indeed gratuitous and too easily overlooked.

The-MJP - Jun 6, 2020

Thank God for hickman

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